Book Used by Katharine Wright, "The Government of Ohio," 1875

Summary

Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.

Milton and Susan Wright encouraged an interest in learning in their children Reuchlin, Lorin, Wilbur, Orville, and Katharine -- though not necessarily in formal education. Katharine was the only Wright child to finish college, graduating from Oberlin in 1898. Neither Wilbur nor Orville finished high school, but they learned much from their father's extensive home library.

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1875

Creators

Brown, Charles R., 1836- 

Moore & Quale 

Place of Creation

United States, Michigan, Kalamazoo 

Creator Notes

Written by Charles R. Brown and published by Ginn & Co., Boston, Massachusetts.

Collection Title

Wright Brothers Collection 

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

38.792.69

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Orville Wright.

Material

Canvas
Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Brown
Gold (Color)

Inscriptions

front page signed: Katharine Wright / 137 Elm St. / Sept. 1893

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